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5829388883Personalitycharacteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and acting0
5829396191Free Associationmethod of exploring the unconscious where patient relaxes and say whatever is on his mind, psychoanalytic1
5829413608Unconsciousness (Freud)unacceptable motives and thoughts, unaware of processing, repressed desires2
5829416847IDfueled by pleasure principle, aims to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drive3
5829432909Egoreality principle wants to satisfy ID in ways with realistic and long term pleasure4
5829439501Superegoconscious and morality, considers real and ideal, often opposes ID5
5829457999Oral Psychosexual Stage0-18 months, pleasure center is mouth....biting, chewing, sucking6
5829460527Anal Psychosexual Stage18-36 months, focused on bowel and bladder elimination, control7
5829465649Phallic Psychosexual Stage3-6 years, pleasure zone is genitals, coping with sexual feelings, oedipus complex8
5829472908Oedipus Complexsubconscious sexual desire to mom and jealousy of dad, more desire of relationship than sexual interaction9
5829479554Latency Psychosexual Stage6-puberty, dormant or suppressed sexual feelings ex: girls have cooties10
5829485466Genital Psychosexual Stagepuberty+, maturation of sexual interest11
5829493218Identification in Psychosexualiycoping with oedipus complex by joining sides with "oppressor", this is where gender idetity takes place ex: if you cant beat them, join them12
5829501254Fixation in Psychosexualitywhen psychosexual stage is over or understimulated (conflict is unresolved) and develop behaviors from being stuck in the stage13
5829517225Defense Mechanismactions to reduce anxiety by distorting reality, ego's protection method, often sub concious14
5829527741Repressiondefense mechanism that pushes thoughts into subconscious to banish all anxiety, underlies all defense mechanisms15
5829536217Regressiondefense mechanism where you regress to infantile psychosexuality, comfort things from childhood ex: baby blanket, thumb sucking when scared16
5829540699Reaction Formationdefense mechanism where you are switching unacceptable impulses to acceptable ones ex: fake smiling when you're mad17
5829548800Projectiondefense mechanism where you disguise your own threatening impulses by attributing it to others ex: thief thinks everyone else is a thief18
5829557503Rationalizationdefense mechanism where you justify your problem ex: an alcoholic says hey just drink because it is social19
5829570489Displacementdefense mechanism where you are displaying unacceptable emotions on a more acceptable thing ex: want to hit someone but you decide to go hit a ball20
5829580885Denialdefense mechanism where you refuse to believe you have a problem21
5829778121Subliminationchanneling frustration toward another goal, usually healthy22
5829786454Carl Jung believed...the unconscious held the collective unconscious23
5829789336Collective Unconsciousshared and inherited memory from previous times and species to help guide us in survival24
5829797345Projective Testspersonality tests and identification of random stimuli designed to trigger inner desires and thoughts25
5829802931Rorschach Inkblot Testfamous projective test where people describe what they see in ink images, modernly disredited26
5829818059False Consensus Effecttendency to overestimate the extent of shared belief (projection) ex: I can go over the speed limit because everyone else does27
5829842712Terror Management Theorydeath related anxiety, obsessed with their death28
5829846277Thematic Apperception Testpeople express their inner feelings through stories from random scenes29
5829856479Abraham Maslowhierarchy of needs, once needs are met you focus on another thing30
5829859610Self Actualizationprocess of fulfilling potential31
5829861935Self Transcendenceunderstanding meaning beyond ones self32
58298660383 conditions for growthgenuineness, empathy, acceptance or unbias, Carl Rogers33
5829867204Carl Rogers believed...people are good unless growth was inhibited34
5829872411Self Conceptcentral feature of personality35
5829875614Myer Briggs Type Indicatorpersonality tests that defines you as a thinker, feeler...etc.36
5829878802Factor Analysisgrouping traits based on commonality37
5829887649Eysenck Personality Questionnairebelieved to be genetically influenced, categorized by 4 over arching traits38
5829905669Personality Inventoriesin depth questionnaires designed to evaluate traits with agree/disagree questions39
5829909196Minnesota Multiphasic Personality TestStarke Hathaway, originally developed to access and define emotional disorders but is used around the world now40
5829911884Empirically Derived Testtesting a pool of items and then selecting the different ones and placing them in groups41
5829915389Barnum Effectaccepting stock descriptions allowing you to truly believe them ex: horoscopes42
5829917659Big 5 Personality Factorsconscientiousness (organization) , agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion....50% heritibility among each trait. (CANOE)43
5830426491Neuroticismemotional stability44
5830428145What is the best way to determine personality?studying it over time because your personality becomes more stable, not tests because of barnum effect45
5830444330Reciprocal Determinismthe interaction of your mind, environment and behavior that influences personality46
5830514743Personal Controlhow we perceive the control in our environment, studied by correlation and experimentation47
5830517450External Locus of Controlthinking that an outside forces beyond our control determine fate48
5830519099Internal Locus of Controlthinking that you can control your own fate49
5830520717Self Controlability to control yourself and impulses in order to achieve greater reward in the future50
5830522830Learned Helplessnessbad event-percieved lack of control-helpless behavior ex: college, nursing homes, prison, depression51
5830530403Self Efficacybelief in yourself that you can succeed, it is a learned behavior and is psychology most studied topic52
5830532730Strong Self Efficacyviews challenges as tasks, deeper interest, recover quickly from setbacks53
5830534970Weak Self Efficacychallenges are beyond capabilities, low confidence, focuses on negatives54
5830537321Attributional Styleoptimistic vs pessimistic55
5830548938Positive Psychologyoptimal human functioning, promotes stregnths56
5830550800Self Reference Effectwe remember things better when connect an idea to a personal experience57
5830577458Selfthe center of personality58
5830578542Possible Selvesperception of what you could become "rich self" "poor self"59
5830580274Spotlight Effectoverestimating what others think of us ex: you have a zit and you are embarrased but no one really notices (Thomas Gilovich)60
5830597564Self Esteemfeeling of self worth61
5830599469Self Serving Biasthinking of yourself higher than others or better than average62
5830602878Narcissismexcessive self love63
5830604760Defensive Self Esteemfocuses more about what others think about them, failure and criticism are threatening, aggresssive64
5830608041Secure Self Esteemmore accepting, less effected by external sources, greater quality of life65
5830613662Psychoanalytic Personality TheoryFreud, emotional disorder are from the unconscious, unresolved conflict and defense mechanisms66
5830620337Psychoanalytic Assessmentsfree association, projective tests, dream analysis67
5830623712Psyhodynamic Personality TheoryAdler, Jung, Horney...the conscious and unconscious interact, childhood experiences and focuses on defense mechanisms68
5830627223Humanistic Personality TheoryRogers and Maslow, focuses on healthy striving of self actualization, self concept, self awareness, therapy69
5830634764Trait Personality TheoryAllport, Eysenck, we have certain traits that are stable and influenced by genetics, big 5 and personality tests70
5830637775Social Cognitive Personality TheoryBandura, our traits and sociability interact to produce behavior, behavior assessment71

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